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1. Cabinet Paper: Strategic Approach to Support the Response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse [pdf, 834 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Chris Hipkins Minister of State Services Proposed Strategic Approach to Guide the Crown Engagement with and Response to, The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions Date of Issue: 8 May 2019 Date 8 May 2019 Title: Proposed Strategic Approach to Guide the Crown Engagement with and Response to, The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Hi

2. OIA-101880.pdf [pdf, 9.7 MB]

   ...effective course of action, for example where there are multiple complaints about the same instance of hate speech. 77. We consider there is merit in exploring greater use of other functions available to the HRC. In particular, the inquiry and public statement functions may be useful in addressing hate speech, even where no complaint has been made or where the communications may not meet the section 61 incitement threshold. 78. The HRC is able to inquire into any matter that may involve...

3. Pullar - Aperahama Sullivan whānau Trust (2017) 61 Takitimu MB 45 (61 TKT 45) [pdf, 439 KB]

   ...received from the trustees. Counsel for the applicant confirmed that the accounts for 2008, 2009 and 2010 had been provided to the trustees and each of them was to review the accounts before they could be finalised. The applicant was waiting on visa statements and bank statements belonging to Nan Sullivan to be provided to her in order that she could review them alongside the accounts. Counsel explained that the trustees had paid their mother Nan Sullivan’s credit card bills....

4. AF v BN LCRO 166 / 2011 (25 July 2013) [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...January 2008 Mr BO sent the following email to Mr ZD at General Finance, and copied it to Mr BP: 4 Mr ZD, As per your request please note the following: 1. Purchase price - $545,000.00. 2. Clients instructions are that they won’t be claiming GST. 3. Other than Calibre Finance and yourself the rest of the funds will be coming from clients family and friends overseas. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information or clarifications....

5. Vosper and Vopser Ltd v CAC 402 & Biddle [2016] NZREADT 60 [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...noted that compensatory damages cannot be awarded on a finding of unsatisfactory conduct.1 The Committee also found that the agreement had eventually failed because Mr Biddle had not fulfilled the terms of the agreement, and that the costs he claimed were incurred in the normal manner of purchasing a property. [31] Taking those matters into account, together with its finding that the licensees had failed to exercise care, skill and competence in ensuring that the parties knew and...

6. LCRO 141/2013 TM v DC (7 June 2017) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...in writing, to deduct fees from funds held. (c) Mr DC held funds for general purposes after the proposed purchase was cancelled. (d) Mr TM has not objected to the quantum of Mr DC’s fees. [70] It is acknowledged here that each of these statements is only arrived at after some fine points are discussed and decided. However, before there can be an adverse finding against Mr DC there must be a conclusion that unsatisfactory conduct has been established on a balance of probabi...

7. Apo v Hudson - Maraenui No 141 and other blocks (2019) 227 Waiariki MB 43 (227 WAR 43) [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...documents filed by Eric Hudson and Lorne Green relating to the removal of trustees be served on Rangi Hudson, Anne Apo and Rebecca Black. I adjourned the matter for a special hearing. [9] On 15 May 2019, all documents were served as directed. Bank statements and financial documents were filed on 28 May 2019 by Rangi Hudson. [10] On 20 June 2019, I heard the first and second applications together. At this hearing, both parties raised several concerns about the dysfunctional natu...

8. [2022] NZEnvC 085 Lee & Rochwalski v Buller District Council [pdf, 380 KB]

   ...District Court Rules (2014) provides: Issue of witness summons (1) A witness summons in form 27 to require the attendance of a witness at the trial to testify or to produce documents, or both, may be obtained by any party, at any time after filing the statement of claim. 3 Application filed 1 April 2022. 4 RMA, s 269. 5 Evidence Act 2006, s 7(2). 6 Evidence Act 2006, s 7(3). 7 RMA, s 278. [5] [6] [7] [8] 5 (2) A party requiring the issue of a witness summons must file a...

9. Tutt v Accident Compensation Corporation (Deemed Cover) [2023] NZACC 72 [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...4 February 2021, said: It is quite likely that when he loads his spine, either in a seated or standing position, the neural compression is worse than it is on the MRI. [32] Mr Hinchcliff also takes issue with the Clinical Advisory Panel’s statement that: If there had been L4/5 and/or L5/S1 disc damage then we would have expected pins and needles, numbness and weakness in that specific dermatome on one side, in one leg … That is not the case here. There were no motor or sens...

10. Pilbrow & Anor as Trustees of the Pilbrow Family Trust v Moorhead [2011] NZWHT Auckland 31 [pdf, 352 KB]

    Page | 1 IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI-2009-100-000059 [2011] NZWHT AUCKLAND 31 BETWEEN OWEN IVOR MAUL PILBROW and JOAN GWENDOLINE PILBROW as Trustees of the PILBROW FAMILY TRUST Claimant AND HUGH CHARLES MOORHEAD and BARBARA MARY MOORHEAD First Respondents AND CRAVEN BUILDERS LIMITED Second Respondent AND EUROPLAST FINISHES LIMITED Third Respondent AND LANCE CLARK Fourth Respondent AND DAVID TAYLOR Fifth Respondent AND GIANNI MA